Each week, we'll be trialling the latest nail polish shades and nail art techniques to keep you up to speed on the DIY manicure. This week we got our hands on Kit Cosmetics' new Futuristic Fever Nail Polish Quad and their fancy new Nail Strips in Life In The Fast lane — so it is all systems go! Click through to see the results...

I used Kit Cosmetics' new Futuristic Fever Nail Polish Quad in Teal and Floral Fantasies (multi-coloured glitter), and their Nail Strips in Life In The Fast Lane on my pinkies.

I used two coats of Teal on all four remaining fingers, then used two coats of the glitter on my ring fingers.

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The Nail Strips come pre-cut, so I just peeled off the plastic shell to reveal the sticky side, and placed on my clean, dry nail. I used a base coat.

Try to be precise with placement because there isn't a lot of room for error here. You can quickly peel it off but it can wrinkle the strip. That said, the pack comes with 20 strips, so you can always use a fresh one.

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After placing, I gently pressed-down on the sticker, and smoothed over the entire nail. This works well with a damp finger — it glides easier.

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After making sure the sticker was all smooth and secure, I gently stretched it over the end of my nail in preparation for filing off the excess.

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With a sharp nail file, I gently removed the excess. This part is pretty delicate because you don't want to take any chunks out of the top — that will make the nail looked chipped = bad!

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I then took the file and went over each side to shape the sticker to my nail. Be careful here, you don't want to damage your cuticles.

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I used my nail to neaten up the sides, but some have come up clean from filing.

You can use a topcoat to give the sticker extra staying power. I used Sally Hansen Mega Shine ($14.45) and it gave quite a cool wrinkled effect (not intended but I liked it!).